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An Interview with Rachel Winokur: Opportunity Green’s Creative Manager
Posted on 28. Feb, 2015 by Karen Solomon.
OG Insights chats with Rachel Winokur, Creative Manager of Opportunity Green 2011, to discuss her experiences and highlight some of the great green vendors.
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Yves Béhar’s 7 Principles of Holistic Product Design
Posted on 04. Feb, 2015 by Karen Solomon.
At the 2011 Opportunity Green Conference, Yves Béhar, founder of fuseproject, presented his own ideals for how to take a holistic approach to sustainable design challenges.
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Crowdsourcing: Vapur’s New Model for Design
Posted on 01. Aug, 2011 by Karen Solomon.
Staying hydrated has never been more stylish with Vapur’s spiffy new artist series “anti-bottles”, now available to help conscious consumers beat the summer heat. The three limited edition bottles feature the winners of the 2010 “Thirst for Design” Competition launched by Opportunity Green and Dwell Magazine.
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Going Nuts in (and for) “Whole Foods Parking Lot”
Posted on 22. Jun, 2011 by Karen Solomon.
Have you ever experienced rage while trying to park in a crowded parking lot? Or left Whole Foods scratching your head, wondering how your bill came to $80.00 when you only bought six items? If you answered ‘yes’ to either of these questions, then you, too, will laugh in solidarity at the newest Youtube viral video, “It’s Getting Real in the Whole Foods Parking Lot”.
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Bill Clinton speaks at LA City LED lighting launch
Posted on 16. Feb, 2009 by Karen Solomon.
As members of the LA Cleantech Kitchen Cabinet, chaired by The Groop CEO Jose Caballer, we were guests to Deputy Mayor Romel Pascual and Dir. Of Economic Development Sean Arian, for the […]
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Rachel Elnar of AIGA Los Angeles Interviews Joshua Onysko of Pangea
Posted on 24. Oct, 2008 by Karen Solomon.
Before making a trip to India, Joshua Onysko stopped by his parents’ house and picked up a book called Making Hand Made Soap on the coffee table. He and his […]
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Sneak Preview of Josh Dorfman’s Upcoming Keynote at Opportunity Green ’08
Posted on 10. Oct, 2008 by Karen Solomon.
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Who is the Lazy Environmentalist? authors @ the google campus
Posted on 10. Oct, 2008 by Karen Solomon.